Chronology.The shock news from Hungary is that Dominic Szoboszlai could be out for up to four weeks with his current injury. However, there is controversy over the exact timing of the midfielder’s return.
The 23-year-old’s absence will be a major blow for Manchester United boss Jurgen Klopp, who has relied heavily on the Hungarian captain since his €60m move from RB Leipzig last summer.
Szobosleigh picked up an injury against Newcastle at the start of January and missed four games, including the FA Cup win against Arsenal, the Carabao Cup semi-final against Fulham and the Premier League win against Bournemouth.He came on as a substitute in the FA Cup 4th round match against Norwich on 28 January and returned to the starting line-up by scoring a goal against Chelsea last week.
Liverpool were without Szoboszlai again when they lost 3-1 to Arsenal last weekend, but Klopp announced before kick-off that he had suffered a recurrence of a thigh injury after the Chelsea game, keeping him out for most of January.”Dom felt he was in a very similar area to where he had been injured before,” the manager told Sky Sports. “He played well, not during the game, but after the game he [felt a little] but when I looked at him, there was no way he was going to be in this game.”We cannot take risks. We’ll have to wait for further assessment, but it looks like he won’t be there today.
Yes a lot.””7-8 games”The club have yet to release any further information on Szoboszlej’s injury, but a report in Hungarian publication Index says he could miss Liverpool’s “next seven or eight games”, starting with this weekend’s Championship game against Burnley. “While the club has not yet announced an exact diagnosis, we understand that given the current situation, the recovery time for Szobosleigh should be around three to four weeks,” the statement read.
This period means Szoboslai could miss league games against Burnley, Brentford, Luton Town and Nottingham Forest, as well as FA Cup fifth-round matches against Watford or Southampton before the start of the next round of 16 in the Europa League. March. Crucially, a four-week injury spell will rule Szoboszlay out of Manchester United’s first title-favourites of the season ahead of the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley on February 25.However, in a later article Index, no. Only 8 stated it was “indefinitely unplayable”.
According to Hungarian journalist Ben Bocsak, Soboslay’s injuries are not as serious as reported in his country. He wrote of X: “The club will be cautious about his recovery, but I understand he won’t be out for three or four weeks.”Szoboszlay’s official stoppage time has yet to be decided, but Liverpool have more options in midfield after welcoming back Thiago Alcantara from a 10-month absence against Arsenal on Sunday.Wataru Endo also returned to training after finishing the Asian Cup.
